Hannah & John
Our Pittsburgh Favorites
Carnegie Museum of Art
The CMOA is a Pittsburgh treasure, founded in 1895 by industrialist Andrew Carnegie. We love exploring this museum and come here frequently. If you like art, we highly recommend visiting the CMOA while in town! $12 will get you in to the art museum and to the neighboring natural history museum, which houses the world's largest collection of Jurassic dinos.
Nationality Rooms at the Cathedral of Learning
“Cathy”, as Pitt students call her, is a Neo-Gothic structure built in the 1930s, and is one of the tallest educational buildings in the world.
Schenley Park
Pittsburgh has a great parks system, and Schenley is one of the best! One of our very first dates was spent on a bench in this park.
The Andy Warhol Museum
The Andy Warhol Museum tells Andy Warhol's story and explores his legacy through the largest collection of Warhol art and archives in the world.
Mattress Factory Museum
A very impressive collection of site-specific art installations housed in an old mattress factory in a VERY cool part of town, the historic Mexican War Streets.
Rivers of Steel: Carrie Blast Furnaces National Historic Landmark
A remnant of the once massive, legendary U.S. Steel Homestead Works, the Carrie Blast Furnaces is a vestige of Pittsburgh’s 20th-century domination of the steel industry. This Historical Landmark in Pittsburgh, PA, is open for public tours May through October. In addition to the Industrial History tour, visitors can discover more about the site by going behind the scenes with the Arts & Grounds tour. Rivers of Steel also offers family-friendly festivals, engaging art workshops, and unique programs here throughout the season, in addition to making the space available for private tours and rental events.
The Strip District
The Strip, as it's called, is foodie heaven and as authentic as it is fun. Locals love it for its low, low prices and tremendous selections. The one-half square mile shopping district is chock full of ethnic grocers, produce stands, meat and fish markets and sidewalk vendors. Great place to roam on a Saturday morning!
National Aviary
The National Aviary is America’s only independent indoor nonprofit zoo dedicated exclusively to birds. Located in Allegheny Commons Park on Pittsburgh’s historic North Side, the National Aviary’s diverse collection comprises more than 500 birds representing more than 150 species from around the world, many of them threatened or endangered in the wild. We highly recommend checking out a bird feeding and saying hi to the Sloth!
Gaucho Parrilla Argentina
One of our favorite Pittsburgh restaurants! Located in the Strip District, Gaucho serves wood-fired Agentine meats. If you check it out, don't forget to try their sauces with your meal!
Grist House Craft Brewery
One of the best places in the burgh for craft beer. This place is especially great because on college game days it turns into a Penn State bar! If you want to go some place to watch the first half of the Penn State-Pitt game (or not watch and just get a tasty beverage), Grist House is the spot!